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Introduction

Smart Mount improves the pointing accuracy of your LX200R telescope's "Go to" sytem. Despite careful efforts to calibrate and align telescopes, they may fail to precisely center objects. Smart Mount allows your telescope to learn about, and then correct for, any systematic pointing errors, regardless of the cause.

Because training your mount takes some time, we recommend that it be primarily used on permanently mounted instruments or when imaging requires very accurate pointing. Once Smart Mount training has been performed, the scope will benefit from it so long as you carefully park the telescope at the end of each session and do not modify the mounting.

For portable instruments, we recommend training Smart Mount each time you set up your telescope to insure best results.

We recommend that you use an illuminated reticle during the training procedure. An illuminated reticle allows you to precisely center celestial objects in a telescope’s eyepiece. The more precisely you center objects during Smart Mount training, the more pointing precision your telescope will be able to achieve. If you do not have an illuminated reticle, see OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES, page 44 for more information.

Operation

The Smart Mount feature is located in the AutoStar II Setup menu.

In order to use Smart Mount, create a model that allows Smart Mount to improve your telescope's accuracy. This is normally done by training Smart Mount. Once training has been completed, you will save your model. AutoStar II allows you to save several models under different names. This allows you to, for example, save one model for a heavy imaging camera configuration on a permanently aligned scope, and another when you have a lighter load on the mount.

Training

In order to obtain solid, repeatable results, perform the following procedures before you create a model:

• Setup and align your telescope.

• Perform both RA/Az and Dec/Alt drive training calibration.

Once you have calibrated and aligned your telescope, if you wish to start a new model, go to the Smart Mount main menu. Locate and select "Erase" to clear the current model. Next, proceed with the steps below:

Note:If you do not erase the current model, the training session will refine the current model.

• Locate “Train” in the Smart Mount Configuration menu and press enter. • The telescope will select and slew to several (over 40) stars.

• When requested to do so, carefully center each star and then press ENTER. If you find that you cannot see a star because there is an obstruction blocking your view:

• Press MODE briefly to skip this star. Another star will be chosen. To exit the training sequence before it is completed:

• Press and hold MODE for about two seconds and then release it. When you have completed training:

• Save your model, using a good, descriptive name, using the “Save As” menu. Upon completion of the training, Smart Mount is enabled andremains on until you choose “Off” from the Smart Mount Configuration menu.

Want to learn more about Alignment?

See pages 18 - 20. Want to learn more about training your drive? See page 62.

Permanently Mounted Scopes

For permanently mounted telescopes, it is not necessary to have more than one model unless the weight and balance of auxiliary equipment introduces balance or flexure changes that significantly affect pointing. The best practice is to train the Smart Mount and then run a couple of sessions with Update enabled. Thereafter, simply leave Smart Mount On as the installation default.

Other Menus Options Save As and Load

The Smart Mount system allows you to save several models you have created (see TRAININGon the previous page) using the Save As command. Choose which model will be the "Current Model” using the Load command.

Update

The Update mode allows you to update training for the current model you have enabled. You will sync on several stars as previously described, which will further refine the pointing of your telescope. Save your model after running in update mode, otherwise the update will be lost when the telescope is powered off.

On

Load a model from memory (see SAVE AS AND LOADabove) and then Select Smart On. When Smart Mount is "On," the telescope will use the currently loaded model to refine you telescope's pointing, but will not update the model (see SMARTMOUNT UPDATE

above). If Smart Mount was "On" when you last powered off your telescope, it will be "On" when you start the next session.

Off

When Smart Mount is "Off," the telescope will not use any model you have created to refine pointing accuracy.

Erase

The Erase command clears the Current Smart Mount table values to allow a new model to be created.

Delete

The Delete command allows you to delete any model from memory. To delete a model, just scroll through the names and select the model to you wish to delete and press ENTER. You will be asked to confirm your choice. Press ENTER again and it will be removed from memory.